The Vermont Progressive Party,formerly the Progressive Coalition and Independent Coalition,is a political party in the United States that is active in Vermont. It is the third-largest political party in Vermont behind the Democratic and Republican parties. As of 2023,the party has one member in the Vermont Senate and five members in the Vermont House of Representatives,as well as several more affiliated legislators who caucus with the Democratic Party.
The 2006 United States Senate election in Vermont was held November 7,2006. Incumbent independent Senator Jim Jeffords decided to retire rather than seek reelection to a fourth term,and Bernie Sanders was elected to succeed him.
David E. Zuckerman is an American politician who is currently serving as the 84th lieutenant governor of Vermont since 2023. He previously served two terms as the 82nd lieutenant governor of Vermont,from 2017 to 2021. A member of the Vermont Progressive Party,he previously served in the Vermont House of Representatives for seven terms (1997–2011),and the Vermont Senate for two (2013–2017). In 2020,Zuckerman was a candidate for governor of Vermont. He ran with the support of both the Progressive Party and the Democratic Party,but lost to incumbent governor Phil Scott in the general election.
Peter Francis Welch is an American lawyer and politician serving since 2023 as the junior United States senator from Vermont. A member of the Democratic Party,he was the U.S. representative for Vermont's at-large congressional district from 2007 to 2023. He has been a major figure in Vermont politics for over four decades and is only the second Democrat to be elected a senator from the state.
The 2000 United States Senate election in Vermont took place on November 7,2000. Incumbent Republican U.S. Senator Jim Jeffords won re-election to a third term in office. In May 2001,Jeffords left the Republican Party and announced that he would become an independent who would caucus with the Democratic Party. His party exit broke the 50–50 lock in the Senate and effectively gave the Democrats the majority. Thus,that switch marked the first time since 1855 that Vermont had no Republicans in its entire congressional delegation.
The 2012 United States Senate election in Vermontwas held on November 6,2012. Incumbent independent Senator Bernie Sanders won reelection to a second term in a landslide,defeating Republican nominee John MacGovern with 71% of the vote. Sanders,a self-described democratic socialist,was first elected with 65% of the vote in 2006 and was the first non-Republican to win this seat since 1850.
The president pro tempore of the Vermont Senate presides over the Senate of the U.S. state of Vermont in the absence of the lieutenant governor. The president pro tempore also sets the policy priorities and legislative agenda for the Senate.
Douglas R. Hoffer Jr. is an American policy analyst from Burlington,Vermont,who is currently serving as the Vermont State Auditor. He took office on January 10,2013.
The 2018 United States Senate election in Vermont was held November 6,2018,alongside a gubernatorial election,U.S. House election,and other state and local elections. Incumbent independent Senator Bernie Sanders won re-election to a third term,defeating Republican nominee Lawrence Zupan. The primaries were held on August 14. This was one of two independent-held Senate seats up for election in a state that Hillary Clinton won in the 2016 presidential election.
The 2022 United States Senate election in Vermont was held on November 8,2022,to elect a member of the United States Senate to represent the state of Vermont. It was held concurrently with U.S. Senate elections in other states,along with elections to the United States House of Representatives and various state and local elections across the country. The incumbent senator,Democrat Patrick Leahy,announced on November 15,2021,that he would not seek re-election to a ninth term,leaving the seat open for the first time since 1974,when Leahy first elected.
Rebecca A. Balint is an American politician who is a member of the United States House of Representatives from Vermont's at-large congressional district as a member of the Democratic Party. She served as a member of the Vermont Senate from Windham County from 2015 to 2023,as majority leader from 2017 to 2021,and as president pro tempore from 2021 to 2023.
Carina Nicole Driscoll is an American politician who served in the Vermont House of Representatives from Chittenden County from 2001 to 2003,as a member of the Vermont Progressive Party. She also served on the city council in Burlington,Vermont,and unsuccessfully sought the city's mayoralty in the 2018 election.
The 2020 Vermont gubernatorial election was held on November 3,2020,to elect the governor of Vermont. As Vermont does not impose term limits upon its governors,incumbent Republican governor Phil Scott was eligible to run for re-election to a third two-year term in office. On November 18,2019,he confirmed that he was running for reelection,but did not yet publicly announce his campaign. On May 28,2020,he officially announced his candidacy but stated that he would not campaign,maintain a campaign staff,or fundraise because of the state of emergency due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Vermont. The primary was held on August 11. Scott won re-election to a third term in a landslide,defeating Progressive and Democratic nominee,Lieutenant Governor David Zuckerman.
The 2018 Burlington mayoral election was held on March 6,2018. Incumbent Democratic Mayor Miro Weinberger defeated independent candidates Carina Driscoll,who had the support of the Vermont Progressive Party,and Infinite Culcleasure.
A general election was held in the U.S. state of Vermont on November 3,2020. All of Vermont's executive officers were up for election,as well as Vermont's at-large seat in the United States House of Representatives. Primary elections were held on August 11,2020.
Molly Rose Gray is an American attorney and politician who served as the 83rd lieutenant governor of Vermont from 2021 to 2023. A member of the Democratic Party,she was an assistant attorney general for Vermont from 2018 to 2021.
The 2022 United States House of Representatives election in Vermont was held on November 8,2022,to elect the U.S. representative from Vermont's at-large congressional district. The election coincided with other elections to the House of Representatives,elections to the U.S. Senate,as well as various other state and local elections.
The 2021 Burlington mayoral election was held on March 2,2021. Incumbent Democratic Mayor Miro Weinberger defeated Progressive nominee Max Tracy,independent Ali Dieng,and various other minor candidates. Weinberger's victory by 129 votes was the smallest margin of victory in Burlington's mayoral elections since Bernie Sanders' ten vote victory in 1981.
The 2022 Vermont lieutenant gubernatorial election was held on November 8,2022,to elect the lieutenant governor of the state of Vermont. The election coincided with various other federal and state elections,including for Governor of Vermont. Primary elections were held on August 9. Vermont is one of 21 states that elects its lieutenant governor separately from its governor.
The 2022 Vermont Senate election took place on November 8,2022,as part of the biennial United States elections. The election coincided with elections for other offices including the U.S. Senate,U.S. House,Governor,and State House. Vermont voters elected all 30 state senators from 16 districts,with each district electing between one and three senators. State senators serve two-year terms in the Vermont Senate. Primary elections were held on August 9,2022. This election would be the first to use new districts adopted by the Vermont General Assembly to allocate for population changes across the state after the 2020 census.
